Download Driver For Nvidia GeForce/Ion 314.22 WHQL
Nvidia has released another stable GeForce/Ion driver after a few betas. The driver is version number 314.22 and is suitable for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 and 8, with separate downloads as usual for 32bit and 64bit environments. These drivers should bring better performance and stability to games like BioShock Infinite and Tomb Raider. The release notes also mention new sli and 3d vision profiles.
New in GeForce 314.22 Drivers
- Performance Boost – Increases performance for GeForce 400/500/600 series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 314.07 WHQL certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration. Here are a few examples:
GeForce GTX 680:- Up to 41% faster in BioShock Infinite
- Up to 60% faster in Tomb Raider
- Up to 23% faster in Sniper Elite V2
- Up to 13% faster in Sleeping Dogs
GeForce GTX 680 SLI:
- Up to 21% faster in Sniper Elite V2
- Up to 14% faster in Sleeping Dogs
- Up to 10% faster in StarCraft II
- Up to 15% faster in Civilization V
- NVIDIA SLI Technology – Adds or updates the following SLI profiles (since GeForce 314.14 drivers):
- Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army – Added DX11 SLI profile
- Dungeons and Dragons: Neverwinter – Added DX9 SLI profile
- BioShock Infinite – Added AO profile
- NVIDIA 3D Vision – Adds the following profiles (since GeForce 314.14 drivers):
- MUD – rated Good
- Brutal Legend – rated Good
- Tomb Raider – updated rating to Good
- NVIDIA CUDA
- Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5 or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit. More information here.
Additional Details
- Installs PhysX System Software 9.12.1031.
- Installs HD Audio v1.3.23.1
- Supports OpenGL 4.3 for GeForce 400-series and later GPUs.
- Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.
- Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.
- Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.
The following downloads are available:
nVidia ForceWare 314.22 whql for Windows XP (desktop version, 32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 314.22 whql for Windows XP / 2003 Server (desktop version, 64bit)
nVidia ForceWare 314.22 whql for Windows Vista / 7 / 8 (desktop version, 32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 314.22 whql for Windows Vista / 7 / 8 (desktop version, 64bit)
nVidia ForceWare 314.22 whql for Windows Vista / 7 / 8 (notebook version, 32bit)
nVidia ForceWare 314.22 whql for Windows Vista / 7 / 8 (notebook version, 64bit)
Version number | 314.22 WHQL |
Release status | Final |
Operating systems | Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 8 |
Website | nVidia |
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File sizes |
142.00MB – 212.00MB |
License type | Freeware |